美文欣赏：凡事都须全力以赴

 　　Concentration and perseverance¹ built the great pyramids on Egypt’s plains。

　　The master of a single trade can support a family. The master of seven trades cannot support himself。

　　Now I know that in order to grow and flourish I must spare no efforts in doing things and keep a little in advance of the times. Those who reach the top are the ones who are not content with doing only what are required of them. They do more. They go the extra mile. And another。

　　I will spare no efforts in doing things。

　　Now I know that I cannot pursue a worthy² goal, steadily³ and persistently⁴, with all the powers of my mind and yet fail. If I focus the rays of sun with a burning glass, even in the coldest days of winter, I can kindle⁵ a fire with ease。

　　I will spare no efforts in doing things。

　　The weakest living creature, by concentrating his powers on a single object, can accomplish good results while the strongest, by dispersing⁶ his effort over many

　　chores, may fail to accomplish anything。

　　Drops of water, by continually falling, hone their passage through the hardest of rocks but the hasty torrent⁷ rushes over it with hideous⁸ uproar⁹ and leaves no

　　trace24 behind. I will leave my trace. The world will know I have been here。

　　I will spare no efforts in doing things。

　　专心致志，锲而不舍，埃及平原上终于建起了宏伟的金字塔。 精通一行的人可以养家糊口，样样精通的人却不能养活自己。

　　现在我知道，为了辉煌的成就，我必须全力以赴，必须永远走在时间前面。那些顶 尖人物都不会只满足分内的工作，他们比常人做得更多，走得更远。

　　凡事我都将全力以赴。

　　现在我知道，只要我一心一意向一个有价值的目标稳步前行，坚持不懈，就一定不会失败。如果我用取火镜聚集太阳光，即使在最寒冷的冬天，我也可以轻松燃起火来。

　　凡事我都将全力以赴。

　　最弱小的人，只要集中力量于一点，也能得到好的结果;相反，最强大的人，如果 把力量分散在许多杂务上，也会一事无成。

　　小小水滴，持之以恒，也能将最坚硬的岩石穿透;相反，湍流呼啸而过，却了无踪迹。我将留下我的踪迹，让世人知道我曾来过。

　　凡事我都将全力以赴。

　　(文章出自《人人说英语》，由昂秀外语独家提供)

1 perseverance   

n.坚持不懈，不屈不挠

参考例句：

• It may take some perseverance to find the right people.要找到合适的人也许需要有点锲而不舍的精神。
• Perseverance leads to success.有恒心就能胜利。

2 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

3 steadily   

adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地

参考例句：

• The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
• Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。

4 persistently   

ad.坚持地；固执地

参考例句：

• He persistently asserted his right to a share in the heritage. 他始终声称他有分享那笔遗产的权利。
• She persistently asserted her opinions. 她果断地说出了自己的意见。

5 kindle   

v.点燃，着火

参考例句：

• This wood is too wet to kindle.这木柴太湿点不着。
• A small spark was enough to kindle Lily's imagination.一星光花足以点燃莉丽的全部想象力。

6 dispersing   

adj. 分散的 动词disperse的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• Whereas gasoline fumes linger close to the ground before dispersing. 而汽油烟气却靠近地面迟迟不散。
• Earthworms may be instrumental in dispersing fungi or bacteria. 蚯蚓可能是散布真菌及细菌的工具。

7 torrent   

n.激流，洪流；爆发，(话语等的)连发

参考例句：

• The torrent scoured a channel down the hillside. 急流沿着山坡冲出了一条沟。
• Her pent-up anger was released in a torrent of words.她压抑的愤怒以滔滔不绝的话爆发了出来。

8 hideous   

adj.丑陋的，可憎的，可怕的，恐怖的

参考例句：

• The whole experience had been like some hideous nightmare.整个经历就像一场可怕的噩梦。
• They're not like dogs,they're hideous brutes.它们不像狗，是丑陋的畜牲。

9 uproar   

n.骚动，喧嚣，鼎沸

参考例句：

• She could hear the uproar in the room.她能听见房间里的吵闹声。
• His remarks threw the audience into an uproar.他的讲话使听众沸腾起来。